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Includes a combination of free and members only indexes.

Canadian Parliamentary Divorces

Members Only
Canadian Parliamentary Divorces, 1867 – 1930 written by Brian Gilchrist and Nancy Duffy is a wonderful resource for genealogists and family historians.

Inns, Taverns, and Licenses

Members Only
Within the files, you will find an index of the names of those that held liquor licenses as innkeepers, shopkeepers, and distillers. 1793 - 1840s.

Jewish Residents in Canada

Members Only
The Index to Jewish Residents is a series of books that index those recorded as Jewish in the various Canada Censuses.

Overseas Deaths of Servicemen and Servicewomen

1939-1947
Over 15,000 men and women, who lived in Ontario just before they went overseas, died in the service of their country during and just after World War II.

Strays

Members Only
A searchable index of people whose life events occurred outside their place of origin but involved Ontario.

The Ontario Name Index

TONI is a searchable index that helps you find where Ontario genealogical records are held.

Upper Canada Land Petitions

The Upper Canada Land Petitions contain petitions for grants or leases of land and other administrative records.

Wesleyan Methodist Baptismal Registers

A searchable index of Wesleyan Methodist baptismal records in Ontario.

Indexes for these collections are free but the content is Members Only

Century Farms in Ontario

Records documenting Ontario farms held by the same family for 100+ years, with owners, locations, and settlement dates.

Family Histories & Charts

A searchable collection of Ontario family histories, organized alphabetically by surname and contributed by the community.

Heritage Societies

A searchable database of approved Heritage Society lineage applications, linking individuals to ancestral participation in key Ontario historical events.

Huguenot Collection

A digitized collection of Huguenot descendant records, family histories, and surname files held by the Ontario Genealogical Society.

IOOF Insurance Application

A searchable index of Independent Order of Odd Fellows Insurance Application Papers from 1875–1929.

Information about cemeteries, places of worship, city directories and place names.

Ancestral Homes Network

OGS Supported Site
The Ancestral Homes Network provides an online database to preserve the photos, history and memories of our ancestral homes. The “homes” can be still standing, rubble, a now empty field or simply a memory replaced by a newer development but the stories are everlasting.

Brick Street Cemetery

OGS Supported Site
Originally associated with the neighbouring Brick Street Church (Methodist Episcopal), is one of the oldest cemeteries in London, Ontario.

CanadaGenWeb’s Cemetery Project

OGS Supported Site
Established in 1996 as a free central repository for Canadian genealogy. Over the past two decades hundreds of volunteers have contributed their time and expertise to build this 100% volunteer project.

Cemetery Index in VITA

Cemetery index in VITA providing access to Ontario cemetery records, locations, and transcription details.

House of Worship Photo Collection

Help Ontario Ancestors build a photographic record of Ontario houses of worship so everyone will be able to view the house of worship where a relevant christening, marriage, or burial took place.

Land Records Guide

The Land Registry offices across Ontario have now officially closed their doors to public access. The land records can now be accessed in several ways

Ontario Cemetery Locator

A directory of Ontario cemeteries that helps locate available burial transcriptions and identifies existing, abandoned, and lost cemeteries across the province.

Ontario Locator

A searchable database of current and historic Ontario place names, including towns, townships, villages, and lost communities, with notes on boundary changes and local context.

Vernon Directories

Ontario Ancestors, along with Family Search International and Library & Archives Canada, have undertaken the digitization of all available editions of the Vernon Directories.

Access to the MyHeritage Portal, Forms, research help and more.

Association of Professional Genealogists

OGS Supported Site
The Ontario Chapter of the Association of Professional Genealogists (OCAPG) was formed in 1998 to offer a networking forum for members of the Association of Professional Genealogists (APG) in the province of Ontario, Canada.

Canadian Census Records

Originally compiled by Mr. Reid. OGS has updated and expanded it with additional census resources and links.

Canadian Genealogist Magazine

Canadian Genealogist published 38 quarterly issues, from 1979 to 1988 (there are only two issues in 1988, four issues in each other year).

Families Journal

Members Only
1960 - Present

Getting Started with Your Family History

A Beginner’s Guide to Research, and Research in Ontario

Master Library Catalogue

The Society Library is located in the Humanities and Social Sciences Division at the Toronto Reference Library. The library holdings, maintained in climate controlled and fire protected storage, are non-circulating.

MyHeritage Access Portal

Members Only
Members only access to the MyHeritage Library Edition, a global genealogy database with billions of records.

Nursing Sister Isobel Connor

OGS Supported Site
The documentary and photographic story of one woman’s journey through the horrors of World War One

The S.S. Nerissa

OGS Supported Site
This website provides the story of the only troopship to lose Canadian troops en route to England during World War 2.

Research Forms

Members Only
A collection of forms designed to help researchers organize, track, and document research systematically.

Research Help

Writing A Query

Submit a Research Request

Can’t find what you’re looking for? Submit a research request and get help from OGS volunteers.

Links to pages for some areas in Ontario including those without an active branch.

Brant Region Resources

Brant Region Resources

Bruce & Grey Region​ Resources

Bruce & Grey Region​ Resources

Elgin Region​ Resources

Elgin Region​ Resources

Haldimand-Norfolk Region​ Resources

Haldimand-Norfolk Region​ Resources

Hamilton Region Resources

Hamilton Region Resources

Perth Region Resources

Perth Region Resources

Sault Ste Marie Region​ Resources

Sault Ste Marie Region​ Resources

Waterloo Region Resources

Waterloo Region Resources

Port Hope

OGS Supported Site
Features local historical and genealogical resources for the town of Port Hope, Ontario and Hope Township.

Manitoulin Roots

OGS Supported Site
This genealogical database is dedicated to the memory of those brave pioneers who came to and settled on Manitoulin Island.